Huntsville Soccer Club

Tryout Information

Tryout information will be posted soon. Click on the tryout link above for up to date information.

Team Camp Information Now Posted

Team camp information for all Division I and U12 Division II players is now posted on our Camps page! These mandatory camps are highly specialized and a critical part of our programming. Visit the Camps page for more information.

Premier Soccer Academy - camp opportunity

We are proud to announce that once again, PSA will be coming to Huntsville. Coach Desmond Armstrong and Coach Roy Tunks will be coming to us on May 17 - 18th. Camp is for boys 12 - 17 years old. Space is limited to 40 players. For the older players, the coaches will use this camp as an evaluation to help you understand what college program may be best suited for you. As well, they will take your player profile and it keep it on file at PSA for further recommendation opportunities. PSA will then be a referral source for you throughout your college search.

For the younger players, this is an opportunity for you to be scouted into the PSA program. PSA is the only free residential academy in the United States.

Cost is $150 and for HSC members - there is a discounted price of $100.

Get more information on the Coaches!

Registration is NOW! Email Christie Clark at clarkhse@yahoo.com to reserve your spot and then Download an application!

Cole Iverson - HSC '93 Striker earns top HONORS!

We have two major announcements for our '93 Striker - Cole, coached by Henry Mpagi. Cole has been named to the U15 Men's US National Team for the upcoming trip to Spain. Cole will be playing in Spain with the National Team from 5/9 - 5/19. This is an outstanding achievement and a honor for Huntsville Soccer Club to send its second player to the National Team. HSC continues to gain recognition for placing players at the elite levels.

As well - Cole has been invited to the Adidas ESP camp. The ESP camp is reserved for the absolute top players in the United States. It has been host to players such as Josmer Altidore, Jonathon Spector, and many other top professional and collegiate soccer players. This invitation only camp is recognized as the top developmental camp in the country. You can find more information at Adidas ESP.

Cole Iverson - '93 Striker

HSC Player receives Soccer Scholarship in Tran South Conference

'90 HSC Striker - Van Santos - was recently provided an opportunity to join the ranks of the Lambuth University Eagles! Van has been a part of HSC throughout his important development years participating in multiple State Championships while being coached by Marty Clark. Later in his career, Van joined HSC at the U18 level to be coached by John Tesema and ultimately being recruited to the Eagles. Lambuth is a NAIA school located in Jackson, TN. The Eagles are coached by Paul Conway. Van will pursue a degree in EMI (Entertainment Music Industry) while at Lambuth. Congratulations to Van and his proud parents - Leigh and Gia Santos.

Van Santos along with Coach Paul Conway

'96 HSC Samba Yellow secure TWO Championships

Congratulations to our HSC U12 Girls for securing the Championship title in the recent Vulcan Cup and Bob Jones Great Patriot Shootout. This talented young team is coached by Norbert Webley and will be soon representing the HSC in the upcoming State Championship series.

Samba 96 Yellow secured a championship title in the Vulcan Cup. This Platinum rated tournament is played in Birmingham, Alabama. The '96 girls had an excellent showing. Samba was in control of the games playing against teams from GA, TN,and LA . Samba went head to head against Hendersonville Fusion, TN in the finals. The team had a three shut outs and won their last game 2-1.

The U12 girls also secured the Championship title at the Bob Jones Indoor tournament by beating the Kicks in a tight final, resulting in penalties from the mark. The HSC team scored 8 goals and gave up only 1 on their path to the Championship title.

'96 HSC Samba Girls Championship at Bob Jones '96 HSC Samba Girls Championship at Vulcan Cup

Success at the Southest Challenge 2008

HSC teams come up big at the best soccer facility in the Southeast. The recent Southeast Challenge, hosted by the Jack Allen Soccer Complex in Decatur - AL, was a hot spot for HSC success. Several teams performed well in their brackets and secured spots in the championships. Congratulations to the HSC teams! Championship groups are:

'94 Blue Strikers - U14 Boys Coached by Henry Mpagi - Champions beating Kicks 4-2 in the finals

'96 Yellow Samba - U12 girls Coached by Norbert Webley - are Champions beating our own U11 team

'97 Yellow Samba - U11 girls Coached by Henry Mpagi - are Finalists in the U12 bracket

'95 Yellow Samba - U14 girls Coached by James Ssemambo - are Finalists

Huntsville Soccer Club #1 in Division I Boys and 2nd overall in TOP ALABAMA PROGRAMS

HSC recently secured the U14, U15, and U16 boys State Championships for Division I in Alabama. With 3 Division I boys titles - that makes HSC NUMBER ONE in the boys division I programs for most championships during 2007! Overall, by securing 3 championship titles, HSC is the 2nd highest club in State Championships for both boys and girls programs combined. All 3 Striker teams will represent Alabama in the upcoming Southeast Regional Championships in Raleigh, NC.

The development program is one of the best around for the Huntsville Soccer Club. We have secured top spots in the Regional Leagues as well as State by adhering to a strict recipe of discipline, organization, and creative play for our young players. HSC is a fraction of the size of competing clubs but maintains an elite position by continuing to staff our teams with the absolute best coaches available and develop players in the HSC system for many years prior to achieving such an elite level of success.

HSC also captured a Finalist position with the U16 HSC Samba girls and Semi-Finalists spots with the U17 HSC Samba girls and the U14 HSC Samba girls.

CHAMPIONS:

'94 Blue Strikers, coached by Eusebio Samuel

'93 Blue Strikers, coached by Henry Mpagi

'92 Blue Strikers, coached by Marty Clark

FINALIST:

'92 Yellow Samba, coached by Marty Clark

SEMI-FINALISTS:

'94 Yellow Samba, coached by James Ssemambo

(not pictured) '91 Yellow Samba, coached by Eusebio Samuel

Governor's Cup Champion - U9 Yellow Samba Girls

Christy Copeland's '99 Yellow Samba girls capture the Championship at the Division III Governor's Cup in Decatur, Al. This young group of girls had an outstanding tournament while on their road to victory.

Congratulations girls and good luck for many years to come!

1st Annual HSC Community "Kick-Back" Charity Drive

The Huntsville Soccer Club hosted a charity collection event at Pete's Soccer Shop on Whitesburg Drive on December 15th, 2007. A representative from the Harris Home for Children was present to receive the donations for the "Home Team", while collections for the "Away Team", the international Ambassadors in Sports Charity based out of South Africa, will be mailed to them at the beginning of the new year. Numerous families and members of the Board of Directors were present to provide donations for this 1st Annual "Kick Back" event, but Pete's Soccer Shop owner, Pete Needham, went beyond the call of duty and provided the majority of the donations himself. Thanks to all who came out to help during this holiday season!

Pictured above: Pete Needham of Pete's Soccer Shop,

Rachel Morris and Bob Copeland of HSC

Cole Iverson selected for U15 US National team event at Disney

'93 HSC Blue Striker, Cole Iverson, was recently selected to participate with the US National Team representing the United States in international competition at the 2007 Nike Friendlies event in Orlando, Fl. Cole is coached by Henry Mpagi on his championship team at HSC. This is the second calling for Cole to the US National Team. Cole will also be joining our Heroes Spring College Team for additional exposure throughout early 2008. Visit HERE for photos of the Nike event.

Huntsville Soccer Club dominates Region III Premier League

The '93 Blue Strikers, coached by Henry Mpagi, take the CHAMPIONSHIP in the recent conclusion of the U15 boys R3PL. As well, the '92 Blue Strikers, coached by Marty Clark, take the FINALIST position in the U16 boys division. Both teams represented Alabama well by capturing these elite honors in the central division of Region III. Both teams will be representing Alabama in the upcoming Regional Championships as they both secured their respective State Championships. Both teams are ranked in the top 25 Nationally for goals allowed: '93 Boys (11th with 7 shut-outs and 3 goals allowed) and '92 Boys (24th with 6 shut-outs and 4 goals allowed).

The elite Region III Premier League, comprised of state champions and finalists, is the toughest league available for our state teams.

'93 Blue Strikers - Champions

'92 Blue Strikers - Finalist

The HSC 93 Blue Strikers - FINALISTS in the 2007 Germantown College Showcase PLATINUM Division.

The HSC 93 Strikers won their very competitive bracket by beating 2 State Champions and a Regional Finalist, in the highest division in the tournament. Region II Ohio State Champions, COSA Express, and Reg II Kansas State Champions, KCFC Alliance Ranger, fell 1-0 and 3-0, consecutively, in their games that were clearly dominated by the Strikers. The 3rd game paired the Strikers with the Region II Finalist, Chicago Fire Juniors Premier Red, but they, too, could not push their way through the strong defense of the Strikers, who won 2-0. The Strikers met their match in the Championship game with the very tough Region II team, St Louise Scott Gallagher 1, ranked 15th in the nation, and fell 0-3 in the finals. In spite of that loss, it was a huge success for the HSC 93 Blue Strikers to have walked away Finalist in the highest division in one of the nations most competitive tournaments! Contratulations HSC 93 Blue Strikers!

College Spring Team offered in 2008

In an effort to help players realize their dreams of playing higher level soccer, HSC is working with the Heroes organization to provide high school aged players the opportunity to receive outstanding spring training and a compliment of games with select Colleges and Universities in the Southeast. The Heroes organization has a US Club soccer affiliation and is directed by Desmond Armstrong, former US National Team player. We have also merged players from Birmingham and North Alabama for this team which is coached by John Tesema, Director of Coaching for HSC.

Players will be exposed to college soccer and have an opportunity to play with Division I, II, III and NAIA programs. With each college game, the College coaches offer campus tours and an interview with the players so that players can get answers to their academic and sport related concerns.

Premier Soccer Academy Update

Here is an updated picture of our HSC players that participated in Brad Friedel's PSA camp over the summer. YES - you'll notice international soccer stars Brad Freidel and Desmond Armstrong with our players. Also pictured in the bottom left (yellow shirt) is Joel Nash. Joel played with the Ambassadors in Birmingham and was selected by HSC to participate in the PSA Camp. Since then, Joel has earned a spot at the PSA Academy and is enjoying living and playing at the Academy in Ohio.

Picture above contains futbol legends Brad Friedel, Desmond Armstrong, and John Tesema

HSC players Zach Clark, Jordan Layton, Kathryn Allison, Mary Kate Groark, Becky McGuigan, Paul Drenning, Aymeric Zuurhout, Will Thomas, Bobby Copeland and Sam Witt.

92 Samba Yellow gets another Championship win at the SoccerElite Fall Championships in Memphis

The 92 Yellow Samba, Coached by Marty Clark, take another Fall Championship. They destroyed competition scoring 15 goals and allowing 2 on their way to the final victory. The finals were a 2-1 match with a strong Mississippi United Fire team in the U16 girls Gold Bracket.

96 Strikers Blue won the Superclubs tournament in Memphis

The 96 Strikers Blue, Coached by Fernando Pingatore, are the Fall 2007 Superclub U-12 Champs. They scored 15 goals and only gave up 1 one goal all weekend.

HSC Teams DOMINATE the HSC Summer Classic Tournament

It was a wonderful weekend of great weather and outstanding soccer as the HSC teams march to finals in 11 of 18 opportunities. With 6 Championship teams and 5 Finalists, HSC was the CLUB of the weekend!

Champions:

96 Samba Yellow coached by Norbert Webley

92 Samba Yellow coached by Marty Clark

99 Strikers Blue coached by Sean Cooper

96 Strikers Blue coached by Eusebio Samuel

95 Strikers Blue coached by Norbert Webley

92 Strikers Blue coached by Marty Clark

Finalists:

95 Samba Yellow coached by James Ssemambo

99 Samba Yellow coached by Christy Copeland

94 Strikers Blue coached by Eusebio Samuel

93 Strikers Blue coached Henry Mpagi

90 Strikers Blue coached by John Tesema

96 Samba Yellow 92 Samba Yellow

Zach Clark was the only player from a North Alabama Club to be named to the Southeast Regional Pool at the July Region III ODP camp at the University of Mississippi. The 1992 Alabama ODP team had a record 6 players engage in the pool this summer. This identification process is an honor and reserved for the top players in the southeast. Next on the calendar will be the potential for international competition with the Region III ODP team. The '92 Region team is coached by Trevor Adair from Clemson and Peter Fuller from the University of Mobile. This achievement comes on the backside of Zach forfeiting his high school playing opportunities while playing for the Heroes FC spring team which spent the recent spring season competing with various southeast Universities. The HSC has placed more players at the Regional and National levels than any other club in North Alabama. Great job!

Please visit our camps page to see the new dates for our Keeper Camp. Adjustments had to be made for the upcoming HSC Tournament.

Cole Iverson was recently scouted into the U15 Boys National Team camp in Carson, California. One of the U17 National team coaches was able to observe Cole during the Southern Regional Championships and immediately made arrangements for Cole to join the elite group of players in California. This special opportunity places Cole in an elite category of players now eligible to represent the United States in International competition. While at camp, he will be playing against the absolute best players in the nation and complimented with top professional coaches currently working with our regional and national programs. Cole has been coached by Henry Mpagi while being a member of the '93 Strikers. Cole is the second player in HSC history to join the National pool ranks. '88 Striker, Bill Dworsky, was the first player and now plays for the UNC Tarheels. Click Here for a recent article in the Huntsville Times newspaper!

2007 HSC '93 Strikers Blue advance to Quarter-Finals at Southern Regional Championships

The HSC 93 Strikers Blue, coached by Henry Mpagi and Assisted by James Ssemambo, recently played in the Southern Regional Championship tournament in Oklahoma City. Faced with strong opposition and inclement weather, they were able to show the region that indeed soccer is played in Alabama. The Strikers� first game pitted them against the Premier League�s Region Three Central Champions, TNFC 93 Blue. After an aggressive, fast paced game, the Strikers were victorious scoring once in each half for a 2-0 win. The first goal was headed in off a beautiful cross in front of the net. The second goal was scored from just outside the eighteen as it was bent just out of the keepers reach into the right hand corner. Next, the Strikers faced CESA 92 Premier, South Carolina�s State Champions. This team brought size, speed, and an attitude that did not accept defeat to the pitch. CESA was able to score first, but before they were able to enjoy the elation the Strikers had evened things up with a goal of there on by bringing the ball down the left side and punching it in. (Click Here for the rest of the story)

HSC is opening a Youth Academy to serve our recreational base of players. We have named Coach Sean Cooper as the Youth Academy Director. Coach Cooper will conduct all club training and game supervision. This program is for the U8 player seeking a more structured and challenging environment. We will offer pool/combined training and players will be assigned to a single team for the season. Players will train once per week and a game night once per week with most all sessions at Merrimack Park. Please see our Academy page for more information and an application.

HSC Strikers represent Alabama and the U.S. with international competition in Mexico

HSC Coach Christy Copeland has been named the new Head Varsity Coach of the Huntsville High School Lady Panthers championship soccer program. Christy has been an Assistant Varsity and JV Coach for the Lady Panthers since 2004 and was unanimously selected to replace retiring head coach, Henry Mpagi, and HSC Coach James Ssemembo will assist her in this endeavor. Coach Christy is the head coach for the upcoming '99 HSC Samba (U9) Girls teams, and Coach James will coach both the '94 and '95 HSC Samba teams. Congratulations Coaches!

Congratulations to our State Cup Champions in May 2007. HSC was able to represent North Alabama well by capturing all available Championships in the recent tournament. We are the only club in North Alabama that can claim this level of success at the Championship Tournament. Our hat is off to the players and Coaches for a job well done!

'95 Strikers Blue - U12B Div. II Champion '94 Strikers Blue - U13 Division I Champion

The following top Alabama players are representing their state and clubs in the upcoming Premier Soccer Academy (PSA) camp sponsored by Brad Friedel. These players have been scouted in on a full scholarship and we are pleased to announce 3 players from the Huntsville Soccer Club. The PSA camps are the first stage in evaluation for the newly designed and one of a kind residency program in Ohio as well as the chance to travel with international teams. Top Professionals from Europe will be on hand to provide expert training during the camp experience. This is a first class program designed for the accelerated player.

Timothy Frazier ('94 Strikers Blue), Kathryn Allison ('92 Samba Yellow), and Mary Kate Groark ('92 Samba Yellow) will represent the HSC. Also named to the pool is Joel Nash from the '92 Alabama ODP team and respresents the '91 Briarwood Ambassadors.

This is our 3rd year of participation in the the PSA. Most of the players from our selections have ended up in college programs or traveled internationally with the select PSA teams. More stories on past success are further down this page and information on the academy can be found at (PSA). On staff for the PSA camps are returning Coach John Tesema and Administrator Christie Clark.

HSC, through our relationship with the Heroes Futbol Club and PSA Camps, have secured Desmond Armstrong for a special invitation only camp for U16 - U18 boys. This camp was limited to 25 players to maximize Professor Armstrong's time with the players with emphasis on 11 vs. 11 tactics and higher level strategy. Professor Armstrong is a former US National Team World Cup Player, the only American to play for Sao Paulo in Brazil, former College Coach and serves as a Coaching Director at the Premier Soccer Academy. It is a privilege and honor to have Professor Armstrong join us for a week long camp in June.

The HSC-Samba 94 girls u13 team coached by Henry Mpagi were the U13 girls Champions in the Southeast Challenge hosted in Decatur Mar 17-18. They scored 13 goals with 2 ties and 2 wins. Congratulations to the u13 girls and Coach Henry Mpagi.

Spring has sprung! Samba 96 (U11 Girls) won Southeast Challenge Invitational Tournament

The HSC Samba 96 (U11 Girls) coached by Christy Copeland won the U11/U12 Girls Division of the inaugural Southeast Challenge Invitational Tournament hosted by Decatur March 17-18, 2007. The girls went 3-0-1 for the tournament scoring 8 goals and only allowing 3. After dominating the first game against the Lady Kicks 96 they gave up 2 goals in the last couple minutes of the game and walked away with a tie. However, they went on to beat the VFC Lady Arsenal 96 (2-1), the VFC Lady Arsenal Red 95 (2-0) in the semi-finals, and went on to face the Lady Kicks 96 again in the finals and won with a decisive 2-0 victory! Rebecca Copeland assisted by Phoebe Thomas scored in the first two minutes of the game by driving up the middle and shooting across the goal. Beryl Newchurch, also assisted by Phoebe Thomas, thumped one in from outside the 18 in the second half. The midfield did a great job controlling the pace of the game, and the defense prevented even a single shot on goal. Congratulations to our 96 HSC Samba girls and Coach Copeland. What a great way to start the spring season!

Congratulations on an excellent season with these girls posting the finals in 3 of their 5 tournaments this season. They were defeated by an excellent Dayton, Ohio team in the finals of the GIT by a score of 1-0. The Samba team, Coached by Marty Clark, also made it to the Semi-Finals in the recent Alabama State Cup Championships.

HSC was well represented at the recent Alabama State Tournaments for 2006! Nearly every team in competition for HSC found their way to the Semi-Finals and many on to the Championship round! Please see below for team highlights:

The '93 team destroyed competition on their way to the finals and eventually beat the Jets 4-0 to win the Championship. The Strikers had +10 goal differential for the tournament (next in line was a +1). Congratulations and represent HSC and Alabama well in the Regional Competitions!

Zach Clark of the '92 Blue Strikers has been selected for the Premier Soccer Academy's South American tour! Last summer, several HSC players attended the PSA camp in California (see story below). Top players were then selected for a U15 PSA Bolivia team which will travel to Chile for one week of pre-tournament preparation and then on to Bolivia to participate in one of the largest youth tournaments in the world. The week long Mundialito tournament will be played in Bolivia, South America and is hosted by the world famous Tahuichi Academy. The international roster of players will be coached by Roy Tunks - Newcastle United Goal Keeper Coach, Scott Sellars - Sheffield United Youth Academy Coach, and Desmond Armstrong - former US National Team player. Congratulations Zach and Good Luck!

For the second year, HSC has been represented at Brad Friedel's PSA camp. HSC top players Jordan Layton, William Thomas, Zach Clark, Sam Whitt, and Patrick Huang were scouted into the camp over the past season and had a chance to train in California with some of the top players around the world as well as work with professional coaches and players from around the world. Top players and coaches such as Brad Friedel (US National Team and Blackburn Rovers), Andy Cole (Manchester City), Desmond Armstrong (US National Team), Joy Fawcett (US Women's National Team) and our very own John Tesema (Ethiopian National team) were present to provide first class training to our young players.